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Chairs Calendar
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Departmental Chairs The Departmental Chair development program is coordinated by the Office of the Provost and funded by the Mellon Faculty Life Cycle Grant. While teaching, advising and scholarship lie at the heart of Macalester's mission, much of the day-to-day work of the college must be accomplished, facilitated or led by the Academic Department Chairs. The work of chairs is a blend of administrative work (e.g. preparing catalog copy, department updates, and course schedules in a timely fashion), supervisory tasks (e.g. working with department coordinators) and engaged academic leadership (e.g. mentoring faculty, leading curriculum discussions, hiring faculty, and evaluating the quality of teaching and scholarship at the department level.) The quality of the work performed by Department Chairs matters a great deal in the lives of faculty, staff and students, and should be taken seriously by both chairs and the institution.
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